Once upon a crime …
Jerry Holt’s Crime Corner explores crime motifs in old folktales, contemporary crime fiction, and young adult reading.
Author: Jerry Holt
This summer’s series sleuths from northern climes
For this summer’s crime reading fare, Jerry Holt looks at three serial sleuths from authors Jørn Lier, Heine Bakkeid, and Robbie Morrison.
On the Mad River
Jerry Holt reviews a new novel by Lucrecia Guerrero, his “partner in crime” and partner in life.
Crime Corner: Accordion Crimes and other grisly musical tales
Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt writes about books that focus on music, including Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx and Disgraceland by Jake Brennan.
Professor Jerry’s påskekrim picks
Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt writes about two påskekrim novels by Norwegian authors that readers can curl up with over the Easter holidays.
Crime Corner: Mirror Image
Jerry Holt reviews Norwegian noir novelist Gunnar Staalesen’s latest book published in English, Mirror Image, in his Crime Corner column.
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Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt has Christmas gift ideas that will delight your mystery-loving family and friends to find under their trees this year.
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Jerry Holt writes in Crime Corner about Philip Kerr’s last book before he died, A Quiet Flame, featuring Bernie Gunther in Nazi Germany.
From Belle Gunness to Tarjei Vesaas to today’s classrooms
Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt writes about education and crime using serial killer Belle Gunness and The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas as examples.
Two drunken returns
Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt reviews two books, Killing Moon, with Harry Hole, by Jo Nesbø and The Lock-Up, featuring Dr. Quirke, by John Banville.
Gunnar Staalesen: National Icon
Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt gets readers caught up on Norwegian noir author Gunnar Staalesen’s latest novel, Haunted by Death, coming soon.
Georgia on my mind
Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt reviews three murder mysteries set in the country of Georgia, which is featured in this month’s special section.
